The Comforter's Voice

I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8

Throughout America and this world tonight many cannot sleep. Seemingly on every side and wherever they turn there is trouble and anguish. Much of it brought on… by themselves and other trouble through greed and deceit of others. When sleep is hard to come by, consider a sin-check.

It’s hard to sleep with a guilty conscience. Oh it can be done, sort of, I’ve done it many times, or I should say, I tried to. Yet my sleep was troubled and interrupted until I repented to the Lord and made things right between us. Then I peacefully snoozed the night away.

Why? Well, since coming to Christ in 1978 there’s been this quiet, tender, peaceful ‘voice’, called the Holy Spirit. A sweet presence deeply abiding in my soul. He’s also called the Comforter or the Spirit of Truth. When a person accepts Christ as Lord and Savior, God imparts the Comforter to abide with a believer. John 14:16; John 14:17; John 14:26; John 15:26; John 16:7; John 16:13

So, what is this new thing that you are talking about… what is this Spirit of Truth for? Well, the Bible teaches that when Jesus instructed his disciples that when he left them that he would not leave them and us comfortless (John 14:18).

God’s Spirit brings us peace and comfort and helps us through the rough patches on life’s road. Scripture also states that the Holy Spirit was given us to “guide us into all truth” (John 16:13). We need a guide as God’s wisdom must be “spiritually discerned” (1 Cor 2:14), that’s why some people really detest anything dealing with God and why believers of Christ can’t seem to get enough!

The Spirit of God aids us in bringing spiritual things to our mind, He reminds us. (John 14:26) The Spirit of Truth helps us remember what scripture taught us. That is why Bible reading is such a good thing, it gives us ammo for the spiritual battles we will face and comfort while facing it. We also need our discernment sharpened to discern between good and evil.

Yet, the main purpose for God giving us the gift of his Spirit is to build the character of Christ is our lives. Characteristics such as “love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance” (Gal. 5:22-23). Why? To witness for him in word and in deed.

Our shepherd desires to commune with our hearts, to draw close and for us to follow Him. As Christ said, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” John 10:27

Do you hear his voice today?